If a webpart is a usercontrol, is there a way in code to programatically set the Title bar description (currently untitled[1]) in the ascx file?

thanks

Because UserControls are automatically wrapped to make them WebParts you can't get direct access to the title without a little extra code. The first step is to implement the IWebPart interface yourself. In the code behind file simply add the interface:

public partial class EditContactWebPart_ascx : Page, IWebPart

or in VB

Public Partial Class EditContactWebPart_ascx
Inherits Page
Implements IWebPart

Once added you should get a tooltip type link at the beginning of IWebPart (underneath the I) which allows you to add the methods and properties for the interface. You can then simply set the title where you need to (Page_Load perhaps).

Dave

Yes, add a Title attribute to the control, or implement the IWebPart interface.

Take a look at this post on my blog.

Thanks, thats exactly what i need.

I just tried this on one of my user controls.  In design view, the title comes up fine.  I can access the title property, using intellisense, in the page load event, and i have set it, but it is still coming up "untitled [1]" when I run the project.  It doesn't matter if I am logged in or not.  Any ideas?

After you have implemented IWebPart make sure that you initialize the value to something that you want. See code below

    private string description = "Loan details";
    string IWebPart.Description
    {
        get
        {
            return description;
        }
        set
        {
            description = value;
        }
    }

    private string subtitle = "";
    [Personalizable]
    [WebBrowsable]
    [WebDisplayName("Subtitle")]
    [WebDescription("Subtitle for this webpart.")]
    string IWebPart.Subtitle
    {
        get
        {
            return subtitle;
        }
    }

    private string title = "Loan";
    string IWebPart.Title
    {
        get
        {
            return title;
        }
        set
        {
            title = value;
        }
    }

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Thank you, that did it!